Chapter Seven:

Superhero Rescue Mission


"Mama Mia!" Mario exclaimed, "I gotta get help! OnyxKing's in big trouble!"

The fat Italian had just managed to escape the scene, and looked back just long enough to see Hal Monitor arrest OnyxKing before driving off. Now was not the time to be a dim-witted spaghetti-obsessed dummy, Mario had to think of something. He couldn't just try to save his friend from custody single-handedly, Hal Monitor would mop the floor with Mario.

Even then, he was not about to give up, OnyxKing had to be saved, and Mario had to help. He began to think of other options. The plumber thought about the friends that he and OnyxKing knew. He couldn't just call in his timid little brother Luigi, even if Mario would be there to back him up.

Bowser, on the other hand, would be a tough customer. Meanwhile, a good many of the folks Mario knew were likely in the thrall of Lawyer SMG4, Meggy was off the table. Oh, and Funky Kong was no real lawyer, so that was out of the question.

There was just so many people Mario could turn to, but, oh ho, there was no way in heck that he would ever try to get help from a certain someone in the Doki-Doki Club. Mario did not have the time for that crap!

'You could forget about it.' Mario's Shadow spoke again, finally resurfacing, 'Perhaps this would be a good time to find the answers behind who you truly are.'

'I got to help OnyxKing...' Mario thought, 'Mario has to be a hero.'

'Then be a hero, fool.' The shadow whispered, 'Or, perhaps we can get help from someone who is a hero too.'

"I GOT IT!" The fat Italian exclaimed, he got out his phone and scrolled through the contact list until the name "Elena Dusk" came up.

Mario knew Elena well, she was the superhero Grasshopper, and she had helped the gang more than once, from the final battle with Zelus to their quest to save Boyfriend's life after Girlfriend's father shot him.

Even though she didn't have any powers, Elena was formidable in the superhero field, and she was an expert at training people in the ways of the superhero now and then.

And right now, Mario needed Grasshopper more than ever. He tapped Elena's name, and made the phone call. The phone buzzed for a while, then the line clicked, and Mario's ears were filled with the sound of the superhero Grasshopper's voice;

"Hullo, who is it?"

"Elena, its-a me, Mario!" Mario exclaimed, "We need your help. SMG4'S GONE CUCKOO CRAZY, AND SUED ONYXKING, AND HE JUST HAD HAL MONITOR ARREST HIM!..."

"I'm on it!" Elena said, "It'll be alright, Mario. I was flying around when I saw the car chase, and I'm already on Hal Monitor's tail. OnyxKing texted me a while ago, telling me about the situation, and I was conducting an investigation of my own. Just hang tight, Operation: Hulk Out is going into effect."

The call went blank, and Mario put away his phone. His face flashed an angry look, then he punched a hand into his fist, and hurried off. Mario was not the kind of person to sit out a crisis, he was going to help OnyxKing through the thin-and-thick of the situation no matter what, and the YouTuber was going to need all of the assistance he could find.


He could hardly remember the last time he'd ended up in jail, but OnyxKing vaguely remembered that he, and the others wound up in the joint after they let their emotions get the better of them in a bad way after the death of MC Hammer Bro. This time, he was ending up in the gray bar hotel because of, as Mario would put it, a cuckoo crazy SMG4 suing him.

Hal Monitor drove them through the countryside of the Mushroom Kingdom, not even bothering to head back to the city, and OnyxKing was filled with dread when he saw the Mushroom Penitentiary Security Prison in the seconds before Mr. Monitor pulled in.

"You will be awaiting trial here." The robotic cop said to the YouTuber.

"Uh, Mr. Monitor...?" OnyxKing asked, "You're not gonna make me eat prison sludge, are you?"

Hal Monitor gave him the death glare. "Prisoners will eat whatever is served to them!" He barked menacingly, "And do not even attempt to escape, escaping is very illegal, my friend. If you attempt to break out, I will be quick to punish you. Do not do anything, anything that i L, or I will cut your heart out!"

"Wow, how much did Lawyer SMG4 pay you?"

Hal Monitor dragged OnyxKing out of the police transport, and led him towards the entrance of the prison facility. The guards stepped aside, and the cop robot led OnyxKing into the halls of the compound. And funny enough, OnyxKing was perhaps the only person here who didn't have to put on a prison uniform since Hal Monitor got right to the part where he showed the YouTuber to his cell.

As they walked through the gray, drab hall, OnyxKing heard the sounds of clamoring, and looked around to see prisoners fighting to escape while fighting amongst themselves. An Inkling in a prison uniform spotted OnyxKing and exclaimed, "HEY, IT'S ONYXKING67 FROM YOUTUBE!"

"Well, look who's here!" A big black guy remarked as OnyxKing passed his cell, "How's it goin', dog?"

"Hi, Big Smoke." OnyxKing groaned.

"YOU WAIT UNTIL I ROUGH YA UP IN THE PRISON YARD!" A burly redhaired man in another cell exclaimed, "WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GREAT TIME, EH, ONYXKING67?! Heck, maybe you can gimme your autograph when I'm done roughin' ya up!"

"Do I get my own private cell away from the wackos?" The YouTuber asked Hal Monitor with annoyance.

Hal Monitor looked at OnyxKing with what seemed to be a calm, and happy face, then it morphed into a hauntingly angry facial expression everyone dreaded so much. "You're getting a cage with the wackos for resisting arrest!" Hal Monitor intoned, "If I gave you a private cell, what would stop you from finding a way to break out when I'm not looking?!"

OnyxKing sighed with frustration. "My life really sucks right now..." He groaned.

"I'LL MAKE YOUR LIFE SUCK EVEN MORE IF YOU DON'T MOVE!" Hal Monitor threatened, OnyxKing had stopped walking.

BOOM! Part of the ceiling exploded, and Hal Monitor was taken by surprise as someone swooped in, and kicked him in the face. Hal crashed into the wall, accidentally taking out a control panel, which made several cell doors open on the upper level. OnyxKing looked up, and his uncertainty was replaced with hope as he saw who had just swooped in to save him;

"Grasshopper!" The YouTuber said happily, "Where would the world be without you?!"

Elena, Grasshopper, wearing her green Tenanite outfit, held up a key, and plunged them into a lock in OnyxKing's handcuffs. The superhero turned the key hard, and opened the cuffs, freeing the YouTuber's hands.

She proceeded to knock out a pair of guards as they rushed in to try, and stop the superhero from doing her job, with one kick to each of their heads.

OnyxKing was about to thank Grasshopper for coming to save him, then he recalled they were still in the thick of it. Prisoners were rioting, and some of them were beating up the guards while a few others were making a break for the exit. Alarms started wailing, and red lights flashed.

"I'm gettin' McDonalds!" Big Smoke exclaimed as he exited his cell.

Elena intercepted the escaping criminal, and punched him in the jaw. Big Smoke toppled over, and passed out on the floor. As chaos unfolded all around them, Elena scooped OnyxKing into her arms, which appeared to be a little awkward, and flew out of the facility without another word.

OnyxKing held on tight, bracing himself, as the Grasshopper soared across the sky, and left the prison behind. However, they both knew that Lawyer SMG4 was not going to give up that easily.

Hal Monitor would certainly be coming for them, and he probably wouldn't be the only one of SMG4's associates that OnyxKing would have to worry about, but at least he had someone on his side...